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The Ryzen 5 2600 and 2600X are AMD’s new mid-range desktop CPUs, and they’re primed and ready to take on Intel’s 8th Gen Core i5 Coffee Lake processors. With six cores and 12 threads apiece, plus respective base clock speeds of 3.4GHz and 3.6GHz, they may not look like huge improvements over their 1600 and 1600X Ryzen predecessors on paper, but this time it’s what’s inside that counts, as both chips now have a faster, more efficient architecture behind them and better tech to help them reach their improved max boost clock speeds of 3.9GHz and 4.2GHz more regularly. Today, I’ll be looking at both the Ryzen 5 2600 and its X-rated sibling together in one big mid-range face off, pitching them against each other and seeing how they compare to help you decide which one is worth buying. The good news first. If you’re an existing Ryzen owner, or own an AM4 motherboard, then you won’t need to get a new one to start using the Ryzen 5 2600 or 2600X. … [Read more...] about AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / 2600X review: The Intel Core-i5 Coffee Lake killers

Graphics card prices have been up in the clouds so long that the idea of them ever falling back down to something that doesn’t make us weep with despair seems almost as fanciful as the idea of earning more than six pence from the dreaded ongoing crypto-mining craze. They will, of course, come down at some point, but that’s of little comfort to us in the here and now, especially if you’re in need of a new PC. But let me ask you a question. Do you really need a fancy new graphics card? Because if money’s tight and you’re willing to put up with a few compromises, the AMD Ryzen 5 2400G could be just what you’re looking for. Much like its sibling, the AMD Ryzen 3 2200G, the quad-core Ryzen 5 2400G comes with built-in Radeon Vega graphics. If you’ve heard that name before, it’s because it’s the same name given to AMD’s top-end, dedicated 4K-busting graphics cards, the Radeon RX Vega 64 and Radeon RX Vega 56. The … [Read more...] about AMD Ryzen 5 2400G review: Impressive 1080p gaming without the need for a dedicated graphics card

The AMD Ryzen 2 processor range launched with a pair of new X-series CPUs, offering the highest clock speeds and best performance. But wherever the 2700X and 2600X go so will follow the non-X variants... and so we have the impressive Ryzen 5 2600, the perfect gaming CPU for anyone happy to indulge in a little OC play. Check out where the latest Ryzens come in our pick of the best gaming CPUs. The second generation of AMD Ryzen processors has delivered the finest CPUs team red have ever produced. That might sound like so much media hyperbole, but with both the Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 2700X AMD have produced a pair of high-end processors without the traditional high-end price-tag. But what’s in an X? These X-series chips come with the highest clockspeeds and supposedly have the highest level of automatic overclocking, powered by the Precision Boost and XFR features of Ryzen’s latest silicon. How much does that really matter in the final reckoning? Not as much as you might … [Read more...] about AMD Ryzen 5 2600 review: trust us, you’re not going to miss the X from this gaming CPU

The new AMD Ryzen 2 processors have now launched, bringing us the second-generation Pinnacle Ridge CPUs and bringing Intel a bad case of indigestion. The Ryzen 5 2600X is the deserving sequel to one of our favourite gaming chips of the last twelve months, the Ryzen 5 1600X. How’s that make you feel, Coffee Lake... want some Gaviscon? Check out our pick of the best CPUs for gaming in the face of the second-gen Ryzen launch. When the 1600X first launched we hailed it as the most significant gaming processor that AMD had ever created, and I stand by that. It was a well-priced, powerful multi-threaded CPU, with genuinely competitive gaming performance. It didn’t quite nail the Intel competition on straight in-game frame rate terms, but it was such a good overall package it was almost uncontested as the top gaming CPU until the Core i5 8400 severely undercut it on price. But what it represented was arguably more important. It represented an AMD that was back in the game and … [Read more...] about AMD Ryzen 5 2600X review: a CPU that deserves to be the heart of your next gaming rig

Looking to upgrade your processor on your gaming rig? Do you prefer AMD CPUs over Intel? Well, you are in luck, because AMD’s latest line of CPUs is up and ready for pre-order. According to the PC part manufacturer, the second generation of Ryzen processors consists of four SKUs, which have been divided evenly between six-core/twelve-thread, and eight-core/sixteen-thread options. All four CPUs are now available for consumers to pre-order with shipping for the product set to begin on Thursday, April 19. The names of these new chips are the Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen 7 2700, Ryzen 5 2600X, and the Ryzen 5 2600. When designing this new line of chips, AMD made some tweaks to the processor’s performance optimization with each of the four chips running slightly faster than its predecessor. When comparing each of the processors together, the Ryzen 7 2700X is by far the fastest of the new line and contains two eight-core/sixteen-thread SKUs; other noteworthy features include is a base … [Read more...] about Pre-Orders for Second Generation AMD Ryzen Processors Now Live; Shipping to Begin Next Week